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Monday, May 13, 2013

What is Your Favorite Genre? Part 2

I also like Dystopian
literature.I have read Fahrenheit 451, 1984, Animal Farm, and Brave
New World.They are considered
classics, but are also very good books.None of them are very long either but are chocked full of detail that
brings their vision of the future to life.

I do like the more modern Dystopian
books as well.I love the Hunger Games Trilogy.They are geared towards a younger audience,
but the story is still compelling.You
can’t help but feel for Katniss as she tries to save her family from the
cruelty of the hunger games.

Divergent
wasn’t a bad book.I thought the writing
style could have been more mature, but the story kept me interested.Unfortunately, the second book dragged for me
and I lost interest in Veronica Roth’s world.I’ll probably read the third book when it’s released, and I hope it
picks up the pace.I apologize to any Divergent fans out there, but the second
book ruined the series for me.

Why dystopian literature?There is something about the genre that
appeals to people.Most dystopian books
are set in the future in a horrific and violent world where people are told
they live in paradise, but in reality their lives are a nightmare.In Fahrenheit
451 the people believe they live in a great society: a world without
books.Books, and ideas, are banned and
burned.Any caught with a book is
arrested and killed.The main character
burns books and is quite good at it.But, he starts to question his world and the rule committing the gravest
of crimes: he hides and reads books.I
find it interesting that in this world people have their minds turned to mush
by watching hours and hours of television.They stay entertained and compliant because of it.Something to think about in our modern world
of HD TVs and our constant need for entertainment.

Dystopian literature taps into the
fear the we all have that our lives might be controlled by some government
force, or secret group of people, and we don’t even know it.One thing dystopian books do is they make us
ask questions and question our current way of life.That is why they are so popular.Besides being entertaining, they point out
certain problems within our society and make us think.Besides, who doesn’t like the idea of the
lone hero that stands against the established order and questions what has
always been?

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I am an Independent Author that writes fantasy and mysteries. My publications include:
Legends Lost Amborese (under the pen name Nova Rose)
The Mellow Summers Series:
Sugar and Spice and Not So Nice
Frogs, Snails, and a lot of Wails
An Apple a Day Keeps Murder Away
Nonfiction:
Illogical Nonsense
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